About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York. It lies about 1.1 mi west of Hyde Park. The grounds sit at about 233 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Carleton Van de Water and Irene Dorothy Dobroscky. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 968146. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hyde Park Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sweet's Funeral Home in Hyde Park, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 123 cemeteries we list in Dutchess County, and 48 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Dutchess County dates to 1840. 2 of the 123 listings in Dutchess County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hyde Park. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
- Carleton Van de Water1897-19943 Aug 1897 - 1994
- Irene Dorothy Dobroscky1899-1991American entomologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Union Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.78568, -73.91166
What Union Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Hyde Park Dutch Reformed Church CemeteryHyde Park, NYChurch cemetery1.3 mi
- Stoutenberg CemeteryHyde Park, NYCemetery1.5 mi
- Saint James Episcopal CemeteryHyde Park, NYEpiscopal cemetery1.7 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site CemeteryHyde Park, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Crum Elbow CemeteryHaviland, NYCemetery2.7 mi
- Jesuit CemeteryFairview, NYCemetery2.8 mi
- Ascension Church CemeteryHyde Park, NYChurch cemetery3.3 mi
- Beaver CemeteryHyde Park, NYCemetery3.7 mi
- Redemptorist CemeteryHyde Park, NYChristian cemetery4.4 mi
- Peters CemeteryFairview, NYCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Sweet's Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Hyde Park · (845) 229-2624
- Weidner Memorials3.2 miMonument dealer · Highland · (845) 691-2100
- Rhodes Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-2894
- Michael Torsone Memorial Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Lloyd · (845) 691-2281
- Michael Torsone Memorial Funeral5.6 miFuneral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-7700
- Joseph J Darrow Funeral Home Inc6.0 miFuneral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-1840
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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